PROBLEMAS EN ALIMENTADORES PRINCIPALES

Being recruitment agents is the most dangerous task that a mujāhid can perform. Because of this dangerous task, the brother may be killed or imprisoned. Thus, the recruitment task must be performed by special types of mujāhidīn. There are a number of motives that might entice an uncommitted person to take part in intelligence work.

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Motives for Recruitment 1) Force and entanglement. 2) Greed and love for money.

3) Displaying courage and love of adventure. 4) Love of amusement and deviance.

5) Mental and political orientation. 6) Fear of being harmed.

The Organization may use motives No. 2, 3, 5, and 6 in recruitment.

Candidates for Recruitment 1) Smugglers.

2) Those seeking political asylum. 3) Adventurers.

4) Workers at coffee shops, restaurants, and hotels. 5) People in need.

6) Employees at borders, airports, and seaports.

Types of Agents Preferred By the CIA

1) Foreign officials who are disenchanted with their country‘s policies

and are looking towards the U.S. for guidance and direction.

2) The ideologist (who is in his county but against his government) is

considered a valuable catch and a good candidate for the CIA.

3) Officials who have a lavish lifestyle and cannot keep up using their

regular wages, or those who have weaknesses for women, other men, or alcoholic beverages. The agent who can be bought using the aforementioned means is an easy target, but the agent who considers what he does a noble cause ‗is difficult to recruit by enemy intelligence.

4) For that purpose, students and soldiers in Third World countries are

considered valuable targets. Soldiers are the dominating and controlling elements of those countries.

Stages of Recruitment

Suppose the Islamic Organization, with its modest capabilities, wants to obtain information about an important target (important

The Compilation Of Security And Intelligence Principles Page 166 personality, building, camp, agency, ministry). It has to do the following:

1) Finding the Agent: In this stage, the Organization picks the suitable

person for supplying the information. The Organization learns about that person: His financial condition, his family status, his position regarding the government, and his weaknesses and strengths.

2) Evaluating the Agent: In this stage, the agent is placed under

continuous observation to learn the times of his departure to and return from work, the places he visits, the individuals he meets, and his social interaction with those that he meets in coffee shops, clubs, etc.

3) Approaching the Agent: After gathering information about him, a

relationship with him is developed under a certain cover, such as;

a) Family connection and tribal relations.

b) Developing a friendship with him in the club, coffee shop, and

workers union. The [recruiting] brother develops the friendship as if it were unpretentious and unplanned. The relationship should develop naturally and gradually in order not to attract the target‘s attention.

Important Note: In case the first brother fails to develop a

friendship with the target, another brother takes over after learning from the first about the target‘s weaknesses (motives that can be exploited) such as his love for money, opposition to the government, love for adventure, or display courage.

4) Recruiting the Agent: After finding, evaluating, and approaching a

target, comes the second stage of recruiting him. Recruiting may be direct, that is, telling the agent frankly about working for the Organization for a specific and agreed-upon salary. A promise is secured in writing or verbally. Or recruitment may be indirect, that is, information may be taken from the target without informing him that he is an agent. That may be accomplished by giving him gifts, sharing his joys and sorrows, and attempting to solve his problems.

5) Testing the Agent: In this stage, the agent is assigned certain tasks in

order to test his ability, loyalty, and dependability. The agent does not know that the Organization already has the sought information. If the information supplied by the agent does not match the Organization‘s existing information, then the agent may be an unreliable source of information or may be trying to mislead the

The Compilation Of Security And Intelligence Principles Page 167 Organization. During the testing stage, the agent should remain under careful observation to spot all his movements.

6) Training the Agent: This stage applies to the recruited agent, that is,

the agent who has been recruited directly and is aware that he has been recruited by someone or some organization for money or other things. That agent: may be trained on the following;

a) Work secrecy and means of gathering and hiding information. b) The method of passing information on to officials.

c) Concealment and disguising.

d) Interrogation and resisting the interrogation. e) Explaining the assigned mission in utmost detail. f) Photography.

There might not be any training at all. The agent may be given freedom in his work, relying on his instinct, talents, background, and the capabilities of his superior brother.

7) Treating the Agent: The brother who manages the agent should

possess the qualifications of a perfect spy, a psychiatrist, and an interrogator. There are two points of view on treating the agent:

a) First Point of View: Maintaining a strong personal

relationship with the agent. This technique provides the agent with the motivation that entices him to take chances in order to please his friend with the information. However, this technique has disadvantages. The barriers between the agent and his superiors are removed, and the agent may ask for many things that were not agreed upon.

b) Second Point of View: The person managing the agent treats

him roughly and pushes him to the limits for the purpose of getting as much information as possible. This technique uses harshness, cruelty, and threats in order to keep the agent constantly active. I believe that the Islamic Military organization can combine the two techniques. The agent may be treated in a careful Islamic manner, while the managing brother appeals to the agent's conscience and his Islamic association with the work for majestic Allāh's religion. He lures the agent with money and gifts, and uses cruelty and kindness when appropriate.

8) Terminating the Agent‘s Services: That should occur when any of

the following take place;

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b) Incapacity to work because of sickness or changes in the job

situation.

c) Repeated errors in security measures. d) The agent requests the termination. How to Test the Recruit

1) Requesting specific information that the Organization knows well. 2) Monitoring him while he performs his covert work.

3) Overpaying him in order to know his trustworthiness.

4) Giving him a chance to tamper with the work documents

(unimportant documents).

Important Advice about Dealing with Agents

1) Do not send sealed packages to the agent or receive them from him.

These could be booby traps.

2) Leaving something for the agent should be done as quickly as

possible. When transporting and giving an item to the agent at the agreed-upon location, it should not attract attention and lead to the agent‘s arrest.

3) The financial status of the agent should be controlled so agent does

not suddenly show great wealth. A portion of the payment should be given to him, while the other should be deposited in his bank account.

4) When wishing to recruit an agent, events should occur naturally.

You may agree with a friend that he invite the person to be recruited for dinner, or something similar. While that intermediary person is talking with him, he notices your arrival at your friend‘s, greets you, starts to converse with you, and invites you to sit down with the person you want to recruit.

5) When meeting with the agent, make sure neither you nor the

meeting place are being monitored. Do not enter a place to meet with an agent before he does. There could be a trap for you.

6) If you wait for your agent at the agreed-upon location, you could be

a target for him. Be especially careful if he goes to the bathroom.117

117 _{Once, in Belgium, an Israeli Mossad officer met an Arab agent. A few minutes after they sat}

down, the Arab agent said that he had to go get something. When he returned, the Israeli intelligence agent was still there. The Arab agent then pulled out a pistol and shot the Mossad agent several times.

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7) In order to communicate with the agent, it is necessary to specify

locations such as parks, a university campus area, etc. Check the security guidelines given under meeting and travelling.

8) It is necessary to continuously communicate with the agent, to learn

about his problems and requests, help him as much as possible, lift his morale, and renew his confidence.